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Fashion Rules to Break: How to Wear Black and Brown Together

March 6, 2025 by Katie H.

Let’s discuss another out-of-date fashion rule that you may have been told: You can’t wear black and brown together. Have you ever been told this? Well today, I’m going to show you how to wear black and brown together!

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I have never understood the reasoning behind not mixing brown and black in your outfits, but for some reason we have been letting this rule make us second-guess our outfits. It’s very similar to the black and navy rule that I discussed last year in my post: Fashion Rules to Break- How to Wear Navy and Black Together. Black and brown are both neutral colors that can be found in nature together. Would you even think that a dog or cat with black and brown fur don’t “go together”? Then why would you think an outfit with black and brown wouldn’t work?

Tips on How to Wear Black and Brown Together

When it comes to pairing black and brown together you will want to watch the undertones to help balance the two colors. Pairing rich warm browns like camel or cognac with black is an easy way to create contrast in your outfit with these 2 colors. I also like to play around with prints. Leopard or animal print is an easy way to tie in the brown and black combination.

You can also use accessories to tie together your outfits. I often carry a brown purse with a black outfit or add a brown belt. Black and brown outfits also look great when paired with a third neutral color, like denim or white. I love the contrast that the third neutral adds to the black and brown outfit. You can also mix these two colors when wearing another color. Black and brown really work with anything.

Here are some examples below of how I have mixed black and brown in my outfits.

Black and Brown Outfit Ideas

Denim with Black and Brown

how to mix black and brown in an outfit with cropped denim, black cardigan and brown accessories
how to wear black and brown outfit idea with black jumpsuit and brown sandals and brown purse
how to mix black and brown in an outfit with all black outfit, tennis shoes and brown purse

Outfit 1 || Outfit 2 || Outfit 3

Brown Accessories with Black

how to wear black and brown outfit idea with black sweater dress and brown suede boots
how to wear black and brown outfit idea with tan accessories and black pants
how to wear black and brown outfit idea with black turtleneck and brown suede boots

Outfit 1 || Outfit 2 || Outfit 3

White with Black and Brown

mixing brown and black outfit ideas with white denim, brown sandals and black top
how to wear black and brown outfit idea with black jeans, black loafers and brown sweater

Outfit 1 || Outfit 2

Color with Black and Brown

how to mix black and brown outfit idea with black jeans and tan booties
how to mix black and brown outfit idea with black tights and boots and brown coatigan
how to mix black and brown in an outfit with burgundy pants and black long sleeves top

Outfit 1 || Outfit 2 || Outfit 3

Leopard Print with Black and Brown

how to mix black and brown in an outfit with all black outfit and tan coat
how to mix black and brown in an outfit with leopard print skirt and black cardigan
how to wear black and brown outfit idea with tan blazer and leopard ballet flats

Outfit 1 || Outfit 2 || Outfit 3

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